Navid Kamran

Navid Kamran

He is a civic and human rights activist and has been arrested and sentenced to prison several times

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='7636'> He was arrested on Ashura of 2009. He was released on bail a few months later. Judge PirAbbasi sentenced him to 33 months in prison and 75 lashes. This verdict was confirmed by judge Zargar </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='7637'> His prison sentence began. He was denied furlough during his time in prison </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='7638'> He signed the letter of 64 political prisoners regarding the death of Hoda Saber </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='7626'> Arash Sadeghi, Golrokh Iraee, Behnam Mousivand, and Navid Kamran were arrested by Revolutionary Guard agents from Sarallah headquarters. The agents only had a warrant for the arrest of Arash Sadeghi. Therefore aside from Arash Sadeghi, the rest were not accepted by Evin Prison and were sent to a different detention center. The next day they were transferred to Evin court and later to the prison. Arash Sadeghi was kept in solitary confinements of ward 2-A for six months. According to Golrokh Iraee's interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights, the majority of their charges were related to their online activities like sharing the news about political prisoners on their Facebook page, and their communications with the families of those killed by the regime. Bahnam and Navid were released that same week </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='7633'> Arash Sadeghi's second court session and the first court session for Navid Kamran, Behnam Mousivand, and Golrokh Iraee was held. Golrokh Iraee was hospitalized, but despite providing medical evidence, judge Salavati tried her in absentia </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='7634'> Arash Sadeghi told Radio Farda that he has received a sentence of fifteen years in prison and his wife received six years in prison. He said his charges are Assembly and conspiracy against the regime, Insulting the founder of Islamic Republic, Propaganda against the regime, and Forming an illegal group, and his wife's charges are blasphemy and propaganda against the regime. He also reported the conviction of Behnam Mousivand and Navid Kamran to eighteen months in prison for the charge of propaganda against the regime. He said judge Salavati did not allow his attorney to study the case, but he will object to the issued verdict </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='7635'> Their appeal trial was held in branch 54 of the Tehran Appeal Court presided by judges Pour Arab and Babayi. Arash Sadeghi was sentenced to 15 years (and enforcement of his previously suspended 4 years), Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee 6 years, Navid Kamran to 1 year (and enforcement of his previously suspended 2 years), and Behnam Mousivand to 1 year (and enforcement of his previously suspended 2 years) in prison. In this session, judge Babayi told Golrokh Iraee that if it was his decision, he would have sentenced Golrokh Iraee to death </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='7640'> He told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that his one-year prison sentence was for previous cases and it was enforced and finished. He also stated that this verdict has not been conveyed to him or his attorney </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='9591'> He was arrested at his workplace and got transferred to Evin Prison to begin his sentence </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='10249'> A group of Evin prisoners wrote a letter in support of other prisoners on hunger strike. The signatories are as follows: Saeed Jokar, Arash Majdaee, Ahmad Afzali, Nasrollah Lashani, Navid Kamran, Amir Amir Gholi, Peyman Mirzayi, Davoud Karbalayi, Sabra Hassanpour, and Kourosh Zaeem </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='10263'> According to Harana, the Evin Prison Intelligence office authorities visited Ward 8 and threatened the signatories of the letter in support of prisoners on hunger strike </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='10717'> Harana reported that despite his deteriorating health, he is still being denied medical treatment. According to the report, the cold weather, no hot water, and the prison conditions have made his situation worse </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='12879'> He went on furlough for a few days </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='12682'> Harana reported that due to his refusal from wearing prison uniform, he was not sent to hospital </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='14984'> He was released from Evin prison </coverage-outsourcing>